Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-24

RFsEre.s sn ahe view struea.
ure at Pert Tesyasend.

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AnE1i DssIy Asssssnfsily KEIlsd-
Alfred Rszslxst Leaves Tswa-
Marlzs Esrs asa Nstss.
Regmiar Corr. PaaBs Tnfsiliqsmrsxsl
xzz nEN 01Mlun neusa
Congrsm N Mnrun. asSk ceasrad an
eepEupalion e 97&UD foE ths eoa.
oaEa1lsnn a. 3 Unit@1 9lA1eo Cez1om
Haues and PostQfias buildiua fn ehis
city. Ths location azIested N ~ e.
thnKizsd eommi1tns b he mos pf6tnR.
esque % PuRes Sound. esmmandinR .
maUniaeent view o. Pert Townasnd
bay, from the brow Of Ne IN es1Eiaak-
Ing TIE business pars a sswn. A. Q
matter Of e0lsenfenes, Ne a11e neIeetod
q MT sltoeetbeF faPoFnhls for masters
ar ERcDfs 81 vessels Who desire quick
dispateh. 1hs fand ssfected i about q
qaartsr Of g mile from thu pEiuoipal
wharfs ap very slaeD grade whiaA &C.
oapiea ssVexal minutes IN making the
nassnf.
Ths PosT-IzxzLE1azzoEa eoFrsspon-
dent visited the 0aiiding now andeg
construction, yesterday, % note What
tmpfUVanents had BEEN made. The
basement foandatioa has been crested
and is unqaeE1tonably q credit 20 tha
skiii Of the eonfRaet0ra MessEH. II. J.
Carkeek and Company. TIE frontage,
which Il ninety-one fest on WashinRto1
street.. presents ~ imposing foundation
for q good substantial 00ssFnment
buiidinR. 1he stone q which The Wnlls
are strongly constructed is Oh
ininBd fFom tie Ghnskanut QnarFy
a1 Beliingham Bay. When frs1 taken
ffom TIE quarry ID 10 Of Q nsft nature,
bat on being exposed 10 the cir soon
haRdens TO q degree Of sufficient dnFa-
btlity, almost equal 70 granite.
TEE DEPTH
o. Gida Of the baildlug is forty eight
fest and j. built Of The same material Of
wbieh the fFont 10 constructed. The
inner walls are built Of brick, which
separate the space imao nine rooms and
. hallway. These apaFtmahts are - BE-
used Is store-Fooms for bonded goods,
the mail receiving room. and the heat
ing room. In the latter apartments q
steam apparatus will Be constructed
whereby abe whole building vii be
heated aFtiaeiAily daring tbs wimteT
months. The Supervising kTohiteet,
w. A. FEeves, has advertised for sealed
for The erection Of the super
structure 81 which TIE plans and spec
hsatione have iuse beeu recetTed fr0Ei
WaBhintlon- The Building e Eepee-
sented in the drawing will be Of fwo
stories. basement and attic. The exteg-
ior represents the building as pitched
fsce rock fnish, or chat Is more usu-
ally termed, German AFohitecture. The
drst door above she basement will be I
occupied b. the Collector OF Customs,
whose quarters viii comprise three large
and spacious apartments. and the Post /
ofhee Department and the Posnla teF's
private ofiiee. The vault viii also be on /
Ihis floor.
TIE rrRsr CONTACT
VIII be finished next menth. Whioh 10 /
he basement. when, "a the l9sh prox.,
bids will be opened, contracts let aud /
he work rapidly continued until The /
rev Custom Honse fer the District Of |
PuRet Sound Il e0Enpleted, which viii /
Do some time daring the latter part Of /
1ext year. The Customs department /
has for n1mber Of years leased from 1
private parties poorly equipped build
ng on Water street, at . high figure.
Notwithstanding the Inconvenience of
he situation OF the new building, the
ihanee will be eagerly looked forward i
o By the district officials. AZ the pres
ut rate in which the business of this
listFiet IL increasing. the nev Custom
House viii be inadequate. 90 aecommo-
late the business which the rapid de-
Felepment Of Puget Sound Il constantly ]
Great credit 10 due Nj.
:. W. Devoe, the present SuDsrintend-
mt, for the Systematic manner In
Vhioh the plans Of the department have
zen followed. His thorough kno9l-
dye and past experience IN sneh works
peoiaIly flt him for the present posi-
lon A year hence the citizens Of
Washington Territory may expect TO
tote the completion Of one OF the most
ubstantial Government buildings In the /
northwest.
ALASKA sURsEcrs. Il
The steamship Ancon arrived ct 2
I'olook yesterday from Alaskan ports,
eventy-two hours later than usual,
ansed by the steamer having 10 run
nto several new harboEs and inlsts 10
Ihtain freight from the oanneriea. Sig
cen hundred barrels and 1l0J Gases Of
almon. aRRregating go tons, we're
IFouQht down. L
The Gold Mountain Mining Company
hipped down from Juneau seventy
aeks Of ore. All Of the freight is con-
iQned TO San Francisco.
The Cutting Packing Company Of
Ian Francisco ID husily engaged on
soFing Bay In preparing and casing 1
Rlmon. The seasons work will result
D about eco barrels being packed.
A. b. Ford 4 Co. Of Yes Bay shipped
lOwn 800 barrels Of salmon. The run
las been much larger this year tAAn
Isual. L
Ths Msslakahsla Indians have re-
moved from Fort 5imcoe, British Co
ambia, TO Port Chester, on the western
ide Of Annette Island. The Aneon on
be up trip landed q small sawmill and
bout hfty tons Of miscellaneous
Fsiahs. The Island IL well adapted for
and timber purposes.
These Indians, while British subjects.
Ave through the influence Of Dir. Dun
an, Missionary Who has been station
q with them since 1861, obtained from
BE authorities 81 Washington permia-
ION 10 osanpy Annette Island and be-
,oms citizens OF the United States.
The Ancon found she 0oveRnment
lighthouse ateamer Msnxanita above
fonRas NArows, at anchor. The Az
on hove 20 and transferred as mach
,oal To- the MsRzanita a. could be
pared. The uaited Skates gunboat
Pinta waa also lying at anchor few
ntles south Of the naErovs. also waiting
Ior coal. The Idaho viii replenish the
Pinta's bankers.
4 h1sToKIokL socEKT1
Has been organized at sitkA for The sur
,ese OF obtaining legends. folk lore AID
iraditions FROM the natives Several
lssidents vho have lived In ALASKA for .
amber Of years have basn induced TO
AXE an active part IL gathering infer.
nation whisb. chen propeEiy eolleeeeds
sill prove interesting and tusaructfvas
q there IL no doubs that within DE-
,ads ali the old natives will have died
eat and The sources Of Information
wili then beoome exhausted.
TEE AHsruHus Gaze.
A special dispatch 30 the PogT-IHTE1~
IxaxScHa on Sunday conveyed he IN
lsllfeeuee thai Captain slsan, q the
bark ArctuFua, wns held 20 answer % The 1